Unwholesome activities of vandals and inability of Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to provide Pre-Payment Meters (PPM) to customers have been identified as the major challenges hindering distribution of electricity to customers in North-East states. Respondents to a survey conducted by in Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Borno,Yobe and neighbouring Jigawa, who also spoke on other problems, identified…
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and the Belemaoil Producing Limited, have lauded the Federal Government for a peaceful resolution for operations to commence at OML-25. Mr Osagie Okunbor, Managing Director of SPDC Nigeria stated this at Belema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers, during a joint visit to OML-25 host communities with a Federal…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has solicited for the support of traditional rulers in its war against fuel adulteration and under-dispensing in Osun. Mr Olusegun Daboh, the head of DPR’s operations, stated this when management of the organisation a courtesy call to the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, on Friday in…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it is expanding the nation’s electricity transmission infrastructure through massive investment that would stabilise the grid for optimum performance. TCN managing director Usman Mohammed disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at the company’s meeting with donors and stakeholders. Usman explained that it was to achieve a robust national…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC and the Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, for completing the N24 billion Ogbia-Nembe Road, in Bayelsa State. Akpabio, who addressed NDDC management and staff recently during a working visit to the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, said that the…
The Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base, LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi has urged entrepreneurs to create new business models that will uniquely engineered the Nigerian market. Dr. Amy who stated this as a Key note speaker at IE Business School’s Digital Venture Day held recently in Lagos highlighted the importance of indigenous NIGERIAN…
The Managing Director of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistic Base, LADOL, Dr. Amy Jadesimi anlong with other African influencers were selected to speak along side the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed at the historic launch of Africa Influencers for Development, AID at the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York United States…
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, has subpoenaed the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Prof Charles Dokubo, to personally appear before it on October 4, 2019, over allegations of diversion of amnesty slots and unpaid stipends. This is as some 75 ex-militants under Benuwolo camp in the 2nd phase…
Some stakeholders in the power sector have urged the Federal Government to consider putting in place a special development bank for the ongoing Meter Assets Providers (MAPs) scheme, to fast track massive metering across the country. They spoke in separate interviews on Thursday in Lagos. The stakeholders said such a move would enable meter manufacturers…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila says that unpatriotic activities of serving and retired public office holders are responsible for the socio-economic misfortune in the power sector. Gbajabiamila spokw while declaring open the investigative hearing into the Federal Government’s abandoned power projects from 1999 to date. The speaker, represented by the Chief Whip,…
